2008 Presidential Candidates: On Abortion
Friday, June 20, 2008
Rob Chambers
Not much has been said about abortion on the campaign trail lately, but as election time draws nearer, each candidate will increasingly seek disparity on many issues. Abortion is one of those issues. Lately, McCain has been more verbal on his abortion views, whereas Obama has been less so. When Obama has spoken to the issue of abortion, it has mainly been in the presence of pro-abortion advocates like NARAL and Planned Parenthood who both support Obama because of his pro-choice position. (By the way, the SBC passed a resolution at the 2008 SBC convention…
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Snapshot: SBC Convention 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Rob Chambers
June 19, 2008
At this year’s convention, Southern Baptist messengers elected Johnny Hunt as new SBC president and passed a total of nine resolutions. Among them were resolutions to call US Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, to encourage a representational ethnic diversity in SBC denominational service, and to support pastors in California who are defending biblical marriage. For a complete description of all resolutions passed this year visit this SBC link. Here’s a Baptist Press article that summarizes convention activity.
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North Delta’s Lenair building ministry
Thursday, June 05, 2008
William H. Perkins Jr.
June 5, 2008
MEETING NEEDS — Robert Lenair (second from right) of Lula, moderator for North Delta
Association in Clarksdale, pitches in to help sort donated items at the association’s headquarters.
Lenair, pastor of New Strangers Rest Church in Dundee, is the first African-American moderator in
the history of Baptist associational missions in Mississippi. (Photo by William H. Perkins Jr.)
Robert Lenair was a little more than surprised when he was elected moderator of North Delta Association in Clarksdale.
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